Robbery confirmed at First Mid-America Credit Union

Edwardsville Police are currently investigating a robbery at First Mid-America Credit Union that took place this afternoon.

Edwardsville Police are currently investigating a robbery at First Mid-America Credit Union that took place this afternoon.

Photo: John Sommerhof • Jsommerhof@edwpub.net

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Edwardsville Police are currently investigating a robbery at First Mid-America Credit Union that took place this afternoon.

Edwardsville Police are currently investigating a robbery at First Mid-America Credit Union that took place this afternoon.

Photo: John Sommerhof • Jsommerhof@edwpub.net

Robbery confirmed at First Mid-America Credit Union

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A bank robbery at the First Mid-America Credit Union was confirmed by Edwardsville Police this afternoon.

The robbery took place at the bank’s recently acquired location on Troy Road at approximately 11:43 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 10.

The site was formerly To-Do’s, The Party Store, and TheBANK of Edwardsville.

Edwardsville Police Chief Jay Keeven said the department is working cohesively with the Federal Bureau of Investigations, and they do have a lead on the suspect.

“He ran east from the bank. So, we believe he had a car or an accomplice with a car, possibly in the neighborhood behind on Montclaire Avenue,” Keeven said.

As described in the press release, the suspect is an African-American male, approximately 5’05” wearing sunglasses and a white hoodie. His left arm was seen in a sling.

No injuries were reported and Keeven said the suspect was likely unarmed. The suspect left with an undisclosed amount of currency.

“No injuries; no weapon displayed or inferred. The individual just (demanded) money. Most of our bank protocols – matter of fact, I believe almost all bank protocols – are if they have some money, they give it to them because there’s no sense of taking the chance of getting somebody hurt,” Keeven said.

The Madison County Sheriff’s Department and the Illinois State Police are also assisting in the investigation, which is still ongoing.

Anyone who is able to identify the suspect or who has information pertaining to the robbery is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Mike Lybarger of the EPD at 618-656-2131.

Parents with students at Leclaire Elementary School, on nearby Franklin Avenue, were sent an email Wednesday afternoon indicating that the school had gone on a soft lockdown as a precaution due to the proximity of the robbery.

Students were not informed of the reason for the lockdown and their day was proceeding normally, the email said.